Billy Name’s photos are missing

by DRM

Edie Sedgwick at her screen test, in 1965, ready for anything and everything did happen.

The iconic photos of the early Warhol era were taken by a young man named Billy Name, one-time Warhol paramour and a peripheral member of the rolling party surrounding Warhol The New York Times today has a story about how the negatives to Name’s photos are missing.

The life he’s lived for the past 40 years appears simple and contained. He saw enough to last him a lifetime, I guess. The photos have been his anchor and his income over the years.